The Batson House was moved to Historic Collinsville from a location near McAlister’s Crossroads, about five miles away. The home, which only included the parlor and room above it, was built in 1855 for Katherine Batson and her first husband, William Williams, as a wedding gift from her father. Williams died a few years after the wedding and the couple had no children. Katherine’s second husband, Samuel Roberts was killed by Civil War soldiers when he was mistaken for a military deserter. Samuel left Kitty with two sons. She married a third time to Edward Neblett. The Nebletts had many children, so additional rooms were added to the home as the family grew. Kitty lived in the home until 1916 when she died at the age of 77. Ed died a few years later, in 1919, at age 88. The house is called a Dog Trot or Double Pen House because of the two separate sides which are divided by a breezeway to help cool the rooms on hot days.